Bob Woodruff Abc News Bio Wiki Age Wife Accident Book Rogue Trip Salary and Net Worth
Bob Woodruff ( Full name: Robert Warren Woodruff) is an American tv journalist. He co-anchored ABC World News Tonight in 2006 alongside his co-worker and ABC News journalist Elizabeth Vargas. After Bob graduated from law school, he worked at Shearman & Sterling, LLC. as a bankruptcy associate in New York City.
In 1989, Bob was serving as a law teacher in Beijing, China when CBS News hired him as their on-screen interpreter during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Bob left the law practice shortly after to become a full-time correspondent. He initially worked for several local stations. He started working for ABC News in 1996 and then succeeding Peter Jennings as a co-anchor of ABC World News Tonight in December 2005. Bob co-anchored the show along with Elizabeth Vargas. In January 2006, he was critically wounded by a roadside bomb in Iraq and went off-air for almost a year.
He was born on August 18, 1961, in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, theUnited States of America. Bob is60 years old.
He is a man of average stature who stands at a height of5 ft 8 in ( Approx 1.73m).
He was born to his motherFrances Ann (Dawson)and hisRobert Norman Woodruff Jron August 18, 1961, in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, the United States of America. Bob’s parents served as real estate agents. About whether or not Bob had siblings, the information is yet to be shared with the public.
He is a married man. Bob and his lovely wifeLee McConaughytied the knot in 1988. The two are currently proud parents to their four children namelyMacklin Robert (Mack), Cathryn,and twinsClaireandNora.
In 1979, Bob graduated from the private Cranbrook Kingswood school located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. From there, he joined Colgate University, Hamilton, New York where he earned a B.A. in 1983. While in college, Bob played lacrosse and finished his career with 184 points, he second all-time at Colgate University. Additionally, Bob holds a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School since 1987. He is currently a proud alumnus of Theta Chi Fraternity.
He resumed his contributions to ABC World News on February 28 2007 with Charles a day after the GMA interview on February 27, 2007, with Diane Sawyer. The first series followed-up reports on the challenges that wounded American soldiers encounter in their treatment and recovery journey, particularly at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. From March 7, the same year, Bob was scheduled to begin reporting for Nightline “at regular intervals”.
On July 12, 2008, he started hosting a new weekly ABC News–produced newscast. The showEarth with Bob Woodrufffocused on the Planet Green television channel. On Focus Earth, Bob covered the environmental news of the week where he looked at subjects ranging from environmental policy, how climate change affects both religious and cultural views and issues, political debate, climate impact, as well as world events.
Bob’s colleagues at ABC include:
Malika Dudley-anchor
Tara Terregino-anchor
Brad Means-anchor
Jennie Montgomery-anchor
Kelsey Gerckens-Meteorologist
Ashlie Rodriguez-anchor
Larry Beil-sports anchor
Sabrina Bates-Meteorologist
Alejandra Briones-anchor
Sade Baderinwa-anchor
Although Bob had made major progress in his recovery from the accident in Iraq, he had some difficulties in remembering words and details such as the word “injury” and the name of the Vietnam War during the GMA interview on February 27, 2007, with Diane Sawyer. The hour-long documentary titled “To Iraq and Back: Bob Woodruff Reports.”
The report explained the consequences of traumatic brain injury and also highlighted the difficulties brain-injured veterans go through while finding treatment. The subject had first appeared in Discover magazine some weeks earlier. It was also elaborated on by Washington Post reporters in the“Painting Over the Problems at Walter Reed’s Building 18”expose. Bob resumed his ABC World News with Charles Gibson contributions on February 28, the same year.
His foundation called BWF is a nonprofit-making organization whose aim is to support post-9/11 impacted service members, veterans, as well as their families following their home comeback. In 2014, Bob won the Outstanding Civilian Service Award, the third-highest honor within the Department of the Army Civilian Awards due to his substantial contributions to the U.S. Army community via his work with his foundation.
He and a Canadian cameraman called Doug Vogt were badly injured in an explosion near Taji, Iraq on January 29, 2006. Bob had traveled with an ABC News team to Israel with an aim of reporting on the aftermath of the 2006 Palestinian elections. From there, he could go to Baghdad and meet with troops prior to former USA President George W. Bush’s 2006 State of the Union address.
During the attack, Bob and the team were embedded with the U.S. 4th Infantry Division that traveled in an Iraqi MT-LB. He sustained shrapnel wounds and Vogt was struck by shrapnel in the head and suffered a broken shoulder. At the U.S. Air Force hospital south of Balad, Camp Anaconda they both underwent surgery for head injuries through the help of a joint Army and Air Force neurosurgical team.
Later on, the two were reported to be in stable condition. According to Tom Brokaw’s report on the Today show, a portion of Bob’s skull needed to be removed during surgery so as to reduce the damage from brain swelling. Later, the two evacuated to the U.S. Army’s Landstuhl Regional Medical Center based in Germany overnight on the same day Sunday, January 29. Anchor Elizabeth Vargas discussed the dangers of reporting in a combat zone on ABC World News Tonight the same evening. From Germany, Bob received treatments for several weeks at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland.
Bob remained in a medically induced coma for 36 days to help his recovery. The ABC News management temporarily assigned Charles Gibson and Diane Sawyer, the Good Morning America anchors to take over the duties on the evening newscast as co-anchors with Vargas. Meanwhile, Vogt was reported to be awake, mobile, and recovering. On February 27, 2007, Bob appeared on Good Morning America, ABC World News along with Charles Gibson. He also appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show in advance of a documentary aired on ABC later that evening.
In 2014, Bob worked with both ESPN and ABC Sports as their reporter and host for the 2014 FIFA World Cup along with ESPN Brazil senior writer Rubens Pozzi. In 2020, Bob launched a National Geographic show called Rogue Trip, with his son Mack. Their show premiered on Disney+.
In 2020, Bob launched a National Geographic show called Rogue Trip, with his son Mack. Their show premiered on Disney+. In July 2020, ABC’s anchor and reporter Bob and son Mack went for new adventure series to premiere on Disney+
Bob and his wife Lee co-authored a book titledIn an Instant: A Family’s Journey of Love and Healing.The book, published on May 1, 2007, became one of the most anticipated books of the year where Lee and Bob share their never-before-told story of romance, resilience, as well as survival after the tragedy that transformed their lives and gripped a nation on January 29, 2006.
His main source of income is his job at ABC News and the BWF. Bob has an average salary of$97,624 per year.
From his journalism career and his foundation called BWF, he has managed to accumulate a decent fortune. Bob has an estimated net worth of$2,683,117.
He and a Canadian cameraman called Doug Vogt were badly injured in an explosion near Taji, Iraq on January 29, 2006. Bob had traveled with an ABC News team to Israel with an aim of reporting on the aftermath of the 2006 Palestinian elections. From there, he could go to Baghdad and meet with troops prior to former USA President George W. Bush’s 2006 State of the Union address.
From his journalism career and his foundation called BWF, he has managed to accumulate a decent fortune. Bob has an estimated net worth of$2,683,117.
Bob is a 60-year-old American journalist who was born on August 18, 1961, in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, the United States of America.
